Yeah I've always had a tough time catching big smallies in the summer time. There is so much rocky bottom between the dam to goose island and up and down Lind Coulee for them to roam. The area with all the fish habitat stuff near Blythe might be a good place to go in summer. I stick to largemouth action this time of year.

Got 1 large mouth on a popper in the dunes but no other top water action and no 1 bait or color seemed to work.   Caught largemouth in the dunes on a black jig, a brown senko, a white popper, and a hula grub.  Caught a nice largie out by the spillway in lind coulee on a rattletrap.  Caught only tiny small mouth around the dam on a drop shot.  I tried eveything  to find them but had no luck!

Good. What did you get them to bite on? Any topwater action? I talked to a buddy who said fishing was tough on Sunday.

thanks for the info it was quite helpful!  Had a awesome trip, great weather and feel I feel like im starting to figure out the dunes a little bit...  i mean a little bit!  thats the most confusing fishing area ive ever explored!  caught (4) 3+ pounders back there.  Everyone i talked to said bassin was horrible all week for some reason.  we had no luck with the smallies at all!!! just a few tiny guys.  a lot of guys out there were not getting a thing so i feel pretty good about getting what I did! 

Next time i go i will definitely have GPS to assist!

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Some body wake up Larry! He is having nightmares of bass in the punch bowl!  

I would drag some heavy football jigs w/watermellon hula grubs over the rocky points and piles. This may also yeild a tastey walleye for dinner.

WHOA!!!Sorry bout that!! Was tired this morning and thought I saw Banks

Where's the punchbowl on Potholes? You must have been thinking Banks Lar.

Buzzbaits are good this time of the year also. Watermelon and green pumpkin are good colors for plastics pitched into brush. Jigs in bluegill or black and blue colors around brush and huts will still be effective. If there is some wind then chuck a spinnerbait around. This is mainly largemouth stuff.

For smallies, you stick to the rocks and throw everything until you see what they are hitting on. Typical dropshot baits, grubs, crawdad imitators, or reaction baits like a crank or jerkbait, spinnerbait. They should be moving out off the spawning flats so you may have to cover some water to find them, other than around the rock pile. Fish hold there year round. Late evening topwater with a sammie can be good up and down the dam. 

The Largemouth should be on fire in the punchbowl so go up to the reeds and throw senkos up to the edge and they should come get it....even spinnerbait around the edges too.....the Smallies should be chasing jerkbaits and topwaters in the am/pm and dropshotting the points/coves should be productive too. Have a great time!!!

Cool thanks!

Frogs & Spooks around brush!!!

You should smoke them.

Im heading to potholes for the weekend and was wondering if anyone could lend me some tips for this time of year?  Ive only been there 1 time late in the year.  I know my way around the lake but could use some help on where to go and what to use?  Or even just what colors work there?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks